Review of Raavanan (2010) by Joby S — 25 Jun 2010

Another Mani Ratnam magic! Brilliant! Just brilliant!!!

This review of Raavanan (2010) was written by Joby S on 25 Jun 2010.

Raavanan has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Gautaman Bhaskaran (14) for Hindustan Times (753) on 27 Nov 2018

Ratnam's latest effort seems soulless and adrift under a canopy of dense foliage…

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By Nora Lee Mandel (401) for Maven's Nest (67) on 02 Jan 2016

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By Riz A (94) on 07 Sep 2010

Movie's love angle was good but on the whole it was disappointed because of load of south indian masala dosa crap (vikram) he needs to get…

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By Simon Foster (434) for sbs.com.au (697) on 08 Aug 2010

A.R. Rahman's omni-present score is as overbearing as most other aspects of this overwrought melodrama…

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By Sridevi R (13) on 03 Jul 2010

Watched Raavanan (Tamil) for the second time now. Sheer Cinematographic Brilliance…

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By Maruf I (81) on 26 Jul 2010

This movie surely showed who is God and who is the real evil! Mani Ratnam never disappointed me... and I don't bother about what the critics say…

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By Chandresh J (2) on 14 Jan 2013

For Bollywood to cross over to sci-fi the storyline could have been so much more. The actors and some effects saved the movie not forgetting the song…

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By Adithya S (35) on 30 Dec 2010

I gave it an eighty percent only for Santosh Sivan's stunning cinematography and A.R. Rahman's wonderful background score and songs…

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By David Hughes (139) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 14 Aug 2011

While it's hard to see why Villain was so feted by the Japanese academy, the moody, social-realist vibe makes this worth a look…

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By Tanvir K (17) on 29 Jun 2010

This movie has been released in India in three languages, I watched two of them, in Hindi and Tamil.. This review is for Tamil version…

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